English word origin

Etymology of Maile

From Hawaiian Maile, from maile (“maile, a flowering Hawaiian vine”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A female given name from Hawaiian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hawaiian Maile, from maile (“maile, a flowering Hawaiian vine”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Borrowed-form mentionMailehaw

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* From German Maile, from Alemannic dialect maile (“small pasture”), as a name for a small farmer. * A variant of Maul, as a nickname for someone with a prominent mouth. * From a short form of an ancient Germanic given name with māc, māge (“relative kinsman”) as the first element. * A variant of Male.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionMailede

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Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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